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Skijoring: the one-time Olympic demonstration sport

21st March 202221st March 2022 by lukealexdavis

From Scandanavian winter travel to North American snow cowboy racing.

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What are the odds of winning a protest at the Olympics?

20th February 20227th March 2022 by lukealexdavis

Flip a coin. Heads we win, tails we lose and they get a few more coins as payment for protesting.

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Shout out to Benjamin Alexander, the first Jamaican alpine skiier at the Winter Olympics

19th February 202217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Alexander joins a host of Jamaicans who have featured at the Winter Games, but he has the distinction of being the first in alpine skiiing.

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

The dangers of Olympic sledding

19th February 202221st February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Sled head is still a WIP for scientists studying the dangerous sports of bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge.

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Photos from the first 12 Winter Olympics

18th February 202217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Travel back in time with this photo series, showcasing the first 12 Winter Games.

Olympics / Skiing / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

TIL: Ski ballet was a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics

17th February 202221st March 2022 by lukealexdavis

‘In essence, ski ballet is figure skating on skis. Can you do it on a flat surface like an ice rink? No, because you need some downward momentum to be skiing but it’s a very gentle slope. A short run is two minutes and a long run is four minutes.’

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Montell Douglas and Mica McNeill: bobsledding at Beijing 2022

17th February 202221st February 2022 by lukealexdavis

History will be made in the two-woman bobsleigh team for Great Britain.

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Can you pick all 15 African nations that have participated in the Winter Olympic games?

16th February 202218th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Can you get more than half?

Olympics / Sport / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Erin Jackson: the first Black woman to win individual gold at Winter Olympics

16th February 202217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Black girl magic: on ice!

Olympics / Skiing / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Shout out to Samuel Ikpefan, the only Nigerian athlete at Beijing 2022

15th February 202217th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Ikpefan is the second consecutive Nigerian Olympian at the Winter Games, after Seun Adigun appeared in two-women bobsled in 2018.

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Jonathan Abrams on the need for speed in winter sliding sports and the tracks made to protect them

14th February 202221st February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Watch your step, kid (protect ya neck, kid).

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

An Atlas Obscura history of luge

14th February 202221st February 2022 by lukealexdavis

‘Luge is pure folly, a creation of bored, aristocratic, and sometimes destructive men on vacation.’

Olympics / Skiing / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Watch a playthrough of all the events from Nagano Winter Olympics ’98 on the N64

13th February 202213th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

If only there was a Konami code for the athletes in real life, eh?

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Beijing’s big air jumps at the 2022 Winter Olympics look metal AF

11th February 202213th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

The big air ramps at the Winter Olympics offer a different kind of backdrop to what most people are accustomed to and that can be a good thing.

Olympics / Skiing / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Guides to Winter Olympic sports

9th February 20228th February 2022 by lukealexdavis

Get to grips with all the sports at Beijing 2022.

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